Jacquard embroidering-machine.



R. ZAHN.

JAGQUAR D EMBROIDERING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAILBI, 1012.

1,048,782. Patented Dec.31,191. 2.

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card will be dispensed with and whereby UNITED stra ns PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT ZAI-IN, or PLAUEN, G RMANY.

JACQUARD EMBROIDERING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

1,048,782. Patented Dec. 31,1912.

Application filed March 21, 1912. Serial No. 685,324.

19]]. On the cylindrical reduced end 5 of the jacquard drum 2 the disk (5 is loosely mounted and is frictionally engaged by springs 7 secured to the drum. This disk is provided on its circumference with a tooth 8" which is adapted while the machine is in operation to be engaged by a pawl S which locks the disk (i in a position in which a projection or pointer 9 thereof To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, Romany Zarm, a subject of the German Emperor, residing at llauen, in Vogtland, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Jacquard llmbroidering-h'lachines, of which the following is a specification.

\Vhen a working jacquard embroidery machine for some reason is suddenly arrested it frequently happens that some parts of themachine-continue to move, a. g. while when the machine is arrested the heavy main driving parts thereof instantaneously stop, the lighter parts of the jacquard apparatus make one or a few additional movements before they come to a standstill. Owing to this the feeding of the jacquard card is unnecessarily continued and some of its draw the pawl 8 out of engagement with the holes inetl'ectively pass the embroidering tooth 8' of the diskti. Should the drum 2 needles. In consequence thereof when the after the machine is arrested continue to move it will owing to its frictional engagement with the disk, carry the latter along with it so that the pointer 2) will move away from its normal position. When the machine is again started the jacquard card 1 can be properly adjusted by returning the drum 2 with disk 6 to its orignal position in which the pointer 9 extends in alinement with the jacquard needles.

It is understood that various modifications may be made in the device shown and described without deviating from the principle of my invention and I. therefore, do not wish to limit myself to the details of construction.

that I claim and ters Patent is:

1. In an embroidering machine, the combination with the jacquard card feeding means, of a pointer frictionally connected to. said means and adapted to normally extend and be locked in a certain direction and to become unlocked at the instant the machine is arrested.

machine is again started it is necessary to carefully bring back the card to the position it had when the machine was arrested in order to avoid interruptions in the embroidery design. To this end it has been hitherto customary in a suitable manner to have the card marked at the instant the machine is arrested, which marking consisted in having an impression or an incision made automatically by the jacquard apparatus. But by frequent use of one and the same card the latter became more or less damaged at the marked places whereby its durability was greatly diminished.

The present invention has for its object provide means whereby marking of the desire to secure by Letto the position of the jacquard card at the time the machine is stopped will be properly indicated.

To make my invention more clear, the same is illustrated in the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification and in which similar reference letters denote corresponding parts, the draw 2. In an embroidering machine. the coming showing only so much of the embroiderbination with tlie acquard feeding drum, ot ing machine as 18 necessary for the undera pointer frictionally connected to said drum and adapted to normally extend and be locked in a certain direction and to become unlocked at the instant the machine is arrested.

3. In an embroidering machine, the combination with the jacquard card feeding drum, of a pointer adapted to normally extend in a certain direction, means for normally locking said pointer in said direction standing of the invention.

Figure 1 is a side view and Fig. 2 a front view of the jacquard apparatus.

The jacquard cardl is guided around the cylinder or drum 2 and is intermittently fed by the pawl 3 cooperating with the toothed Wheel 4, in well known manner, as e. g. in the manner described and shown in my application Ser. #659,049, filed November 7,

extends in the direction of the jacquard coupled to said drum at the instant the chine is arrested.

'4. In an embroidering machine, the combination with the jacquard card feeding means, of a disk formed with a pointer adapted to normally extend in a certain direction; iirictionalmeans coupling said disk to saidi'jac'quard card feeding means and means normally'locking said disk in the normal position and adapted to imlock the same-at the'in'stant the machine is arrested.

5. In an embroidering machine, the combination with? "the jacquard card} feeding drumj and jacquard needles, on a disk forniedwith-a pointer and frictionally connected to said drum and means normally 1 locking said disk in a position in which the said-pointer; extendsin the direction of said (icpies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

memes emhroidering needles and adapted to unlock 20 rested,

6. In an GIIIbIOidQI'lIlg machine, the combination with the jacquard card feeding the same at the instant the machine is ardrum, of a diS k fOfIIIGd with a pointer and 25 tends in a certain direction and whenthe 30 machine is arrested to unlock said disk; In testinion whereof I afiix my signature in presence 0 two wltnesses.

[ROBERT ZAHN; Witnesses: i i I LoUIs OMAN EDWARDS, ROBERT HEINRICH NmR.

Washington, D. 0. 

